In purchasing power, Russia's economy is now bigger than Japan's
GDP at purchasing power parity, trillion international dollars, 2005–2025. At market exchange rates Japan's stays larger.
Russia's GDP at purchasing power reached 7.24 trillion international dollars in 2025, against Japan's 6.84 trillion.
Russia first passed Japan in 2024; in 2015 Japan's economy was 1.5 times Russia's on this measure.
At market exchange rates Russia's GDP was US$2.56 trillion in 2025, 58% of Japan's 4.44 trillion.
the numbers & method
| Year | Russia (tn) | Japan (tn) | Germany (tn) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.70 | 4.15 | 2.66 |
| 2006 | 2.13 | 4.34 | 2.86 |
| 2007 | 2.38 | 4.53 | 3.04 |
| 2008 | 2.88 | 4.56 | 3.16 |
| 2009 | 2.77 | 4.33 | 3.08 |
| 2010 | 2.93 | 4.57 | 3.25 |
| 2011 | 3.26 | 4.66 | 3.48 |
| 2012 | 3.48 | 4.85 | 3.56 |
| 2013 | 3.74 | 5.08 | 3.70 |
| 2014 | 3.76 | 5.13 | 3.88 |
| 2015 | 3.53 | 5.30 | 3.97 |
| 2016 | 3.54 | 5.27 | 4.25 |
| 2017 | 3.81 | 5.38 | 4.48 |
| 2018 | 4.23 | 5.46 | 4.67 |
| 2019 | 4.58 | 5.54 | 4.93 |
| 2020 | 4.65 | 5.50 | 4.88 |
| 2021 | 5.69 | 5.78 | 5.21 |
| 2022 | 6.01 | 6.16 | 5.79 |
| 2023 | 6.48 | 6.57 | 6.02 |
| 2024 | 6.97 | 6.71 | 6.18 |
| 2025 | 7.24 | 6.84 | 6.30 |
Claim types Fact · Estimate
Read on the World Bank API (api.worldbank.org/v2, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD, WDI last updated 2026-10-08), 4 Nov 2026. International $ bn, Russia / Japan / Germany: 2015 3,526.2 / 5,304.6 / 3,967.3; 2023 6,480.9 / 6,565.3 / 6,018.5; 2024 6,968.6 / 6,714.0 / 6,176.6; 2025 7,235.6 / 6,837.2 / 6,295.8. Russia is ahead of Japan from 2024 (first year) and of Germany from 2021. PPP values rest on the International Comparison Program 2021 benchmark; years after 2021 are World Bank extrapolations. Market-rate GDP (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD, current US$): Russia 2,561.3 bn, Japan 4,435.2 bn in 2025. Purchasing-power parity values an economy at local prices; it is not the size of an economy in dollars. Ratios (Japan 1.50× Russia in 2015; Russia 58% of Japan at market rates) are progrss calculations.
Published 4 Nov 2026
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